The Jews: Their role in civilization

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THE JE WS Their Role in Civilization Fourth Edition Edited by Louis Finkelstein "Of real interest to all students of racial and cultural relations." -Marshall Sklare in American Journal of Sociology "The work of scholars whose erudition in both generál and specific fields has enabled them to seek their data in originál sources and interpret the meaning and value of their discoveries." -New Republic One of the major aspects of Jewish existence throughout the ages has been the participation of Jews in a variety of cultural endeavors in thef world around them. The Jewish contribution to civilization is analyzed in this unusual volume. Contents: Jacob J. Rabinowitz: The Infiuence of Jewish Law on the Development of the Common Law • Mordecai M. Kaplan: A Philosophy of Jewish Ethics • Alexander Altmann: Judaism and World Philosophy- From Philo to Spinoza • Eric Werner: The Jewish Contribution to Music • Rachel Wischnitzer: Judaism and Art • Arturo Castiglioni: The Contribution of the Jews... Tovább

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THE JE WS Their Role in Civilization Fourth Edition Edited by Louis Finkelstein "Of real interest to all students of racial and cultural relations." -Marshall Sklare in American Journal of Sociology "The work of scholars whose erudition in both generál and specific fields has enabled them to seek their data in originál sources and interpret the meaning and value of their discoveries." -New Republic One of the major aspects of Jewish existence throughout the ages has been the participation of Jews in a variety of cultural endeavors in thef world around them. The Jewish contribution to civilization is analyzed in this unusual volume. Contents: Jacob J. Rabinowitz: The Infiuence of Jewish Law on the Development of the Common Law • Mordecai M. Kaplan: A Philosophy of Jewish Ethics • Alexander Altmann: Judaism and World Philosophy- From Philo to Spinoza • Eric Werner: The Jewish Contribution to Music • Rachel Wischnitzer: Judaism and Art • Arturo Castiglioni: The Contribution of the Jews to Medicine • Charles Singer: Science and Judaism • Oscar /. Janowsky: The Rise of the State of Israel • Milton R. Konvitz: Judaism and the Democratic Ideál • Dávid Daiches: The Infiuence of the Bible on English Literature • Frederick Lehner: The Infiuence of the Bible on European Literature. Louis Finkelstein is Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and the author of numerous scholarly works on Judaism. Vissza